Saturday, April 10, 2010

Bathing Suit Season

I think this is a very difficult time of year for a lot of people. When you think about it - walking around almost naked in front of a bunch of people is a pretty scary thing!

I believe that it is best for a person to dress in a bathing suit that flatters their body type.

This:

1. Keeps the person wearing the swim suit comfortable and able to move without showing off their goods.

2. Keeps everyone around them comfortable - because, come on, let's face it, an unflattering swim suit is like a train wreck - you don't want to look, but you just can't help it.

3. Keeps children from saying the things that we are all thinking as we stare at the person in the ill fitted suit.

Although at times it is hard to know whether or not last years suit, or this year's dream suit, will be appropriate, I find the best way to gauge this is to ask your mother. If you don't have a mother or a mother figure who will be blatantly honest with you, go to a friend. You don't want to risk the dreaded under-boob exposure, or the perma-wedgie, or much worse, the suit that has lost elasticity and can be seen directly through.

*** If you have anymore bathing suit wisdom- please share it in your comment - I would love to continue on this topic. I feel it is something that is much overlooked and with summer being just around the corner...

That being said I have scoured Etsy and some other parts of the internet to find some super cute swim suits! - As usual clicking all photos will take you to their source -

Starting with the one pieces....

This custom suit from poppyswickedgarden has a wonderful vintage feel to it. Sort of Old Hollywood meets hot prison inmate meets romper and I love it!

I just love paisley! This is such a pretty fabric and a great design for quite a flattering suit from HarajukuI am a sucker for anything nautical themed... and this suit is super cute from FablesbyBarrie

Now for the tankini... which apparently isn't a word, as I can't get rid of the red underline... :D

I love this twist on the itsybitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini! By bettieB

I know that now you are eitherA - Very excited for summer and swim suit shopping-or-B - Cursing my name for reminding you that the season is right around the corner... (Sorry!)

John and I are being wild college students tonight and studying at a local coffee shop - this has been my break from my sketching and Dr.'s office project homework.

Speaking of sketching - we started to do hands and feet - I am terrible at hands - unless I am drawing grinch people. I tend to give the fingers long wispy points... so, Dr. Seuss or whomever is in charge of his publishing - please give me a call if you are looking for an illustrator specializing in grinch-ness :)

That made me laugh. Every spring for the last three eyars I've begun searching for the perfect swimsuit. I never find it. Someone gave me one from the 70's that I've been wearing for ten years and it is falling apart. Maybe this will be the year-never give up hope.

Fun post - although I'm one of the B people cursing you for the reminder. the fact that I've spent so much time in Ireland recenty with now sun means I've turned translucent so some type of tan is in order or I'll be glowing on the beach!

Just stumbled upon you. I have a feeling you won't understand my point of view on bathing suits, but I guarantee, one day, you will be 44. My bathing suit consists of capri pants and a t-shirt. I only wear sleeveless if I'm on the lawn mower and not expecting the UPS man!